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Canon HV20 Camcorder
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Editiorial reviews
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7 editorial reviews
The Canon HV20 offers an affordable introduction to high-definition video. While not particularly outstanding, it performs solidly in every area and will satisfy the majority of users.Read more
Canon’s second HD camcorder sticks with the old-school DV tape but brings film-like 24P movie shooting to the massesRead more
An attractive high-definition camcorder for family video shooters who also want to produce snapshot photos.Canon is targeting video shooters who own High Definition TV sets with its new HV20 camcorder, which will also appeal to many digital photographers. This compact camcorder shares many of the features of the DC51 model we reviewed in Issue 32 and even has the same sized sensor. However, on the HV20, CMOS technology is used for HD recording at 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and still images are captured at 3.1-megapixel resolution.Read more
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
Effective megapixels1550000.0 Mpx2.07 Mpx
N/A
Total megapixels2.96 Mpx2.96 Mpx1.5 Mpx
Optical sensor resolution
N/A
1920.0 px
N/A

Image

Maximum image resolution2048 x 1536 px
N/A
N/A
White balance modes
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Tungsten
  • Fluorescent H
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Tungsten
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Auto
Image stabilizeryesyesyes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom10.0 x10.0 x40.0 x
Digital zoom200.0 x200.0 x200.0 x
Focal length equiv43.6 - 43643.6 - 43642 - 1680
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)6.1 - 616.1 - 612.9 - 116
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Auto focusyesyes
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyes
Filter size1.69 in1.69 in
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
1
N/A
Macro focus range
N/A
0.1
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyes
N/A
DisplayLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal2.7 in2.7 in2.7 in
Viewfinder typeElectronicElectronic
N/A
Viewfinder screen size0.27 in0.27 in
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Resolution
N/A
1920.0 px1920.0 px
Video formats supported
N/A
MPEG1
  • H.264
  • MPEG4

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Audio system
N/A
N/A
Dolby Digital 2.0

Design

Colour of productSilverBlackSilver

Dimensions

Height3.15 in3.23 in2.17 in
Width3.46 in3.46 in1.99 in
Depth5.43 in5.43 in4.35 in
Weight18.87 oz18.87 oz7.58 oz

Storage

Compatible memory cardsminiSDSD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
N/A
N/A
Storage typesMemory cardVideotapeMemory card

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
Headphone port3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesyes
N/A
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
Remote controlyes
N/A
N/A